Economic Watch: Extended breaks, richer experiences add momentum to China’s holiday travel boom-Xinhua
BEIJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's National Day travel market kicked off on a strong note, as many travelers linked the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day breaks with their annual leave. This trend has led to longer trips and a surge in bookings for long-haul journeys, multi-city itineraries and experience-based travel products. LONGER BREAKS, FARTHER JOURNEYS With the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day separated by only three working days this year, some travelers used three days of leave to link the two breaks into a 13-day holiday. Trip.com Group data showed that one in every 10 travelers combined the two holidays into an extended break. Cao Shuai, CEO of Tongcheng Travel's destination business division, said strong demand for the 13-day break has lengthened the overall consu...